TELEGRAMS. CABLE NEWS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 300, 3 December 1884, Page 2

TELEGRAMS. CABLE NEWS.

(Reuter’s Telegrams.) London, December 1. Mr. Gladstone introduced the Redistribution of Seats Bill in the House of Commons to-day. The provisions of the measure are as follows: boroughs with a population under fifteen thousand will be merged into counties ; those under fifty thousand will return single members, while large boroughs will be divided into single members wardships. The number of members for the metropolis will be increased by thirty-seven ; Liverpool by six; Birmingham and Glasgow by four; and Manchester by three ; while the city of London will be reduced by two. On the whole England gains six members ; Scotland twelve; while Ireland and Wales are unchanged. The Premier announced that after the Bill had been read a second time, Parliament would adjourn until February next.

December 2, It is announced that the Right Hon. Sir E. Thornton has been appointed to succeed Lord Dufferin, as British Minister At bool, Sir R. D. B, Motet will succeed Sir Edward Thornton as Ambassador to the Russian Court Leonard Courtney, M.P. for Lisoera and Financial Secretary to the Treasury, has resigned owing to the fact that the Govern, ment Bill for the redistribution of seats doer not provide for the representation of minori. ties. Washington. December 1. President Arthur’s message to Congress urges the extension of the neutrality laws in order to prevent hostile acts being plotted on American soil against friendly nations»